What happened
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On 05/29/2022 at approximately 1016 EDT, a Cessna 150 departed the south edge of runway 32 at kcrg while performing touch and go takeoff's and landings. The aircraft departed the runway approximately 1,300 feet from the approach end of runway 32.
There was no damage to the airport runway, lighting system, or airport property. The aircraft came to rest upside-down after flipping over in the grass.
Upon physical inspection of the aircraft, substantial damage was discovered to the right wing and associated structure. Damage caused by ground impact was limited to the engine propeller, left engine mount, and flaps.
Continuity was established for primary and secondary flight control surfaces. Continuity could not be established to the nose wheel steering.
Upon closer inspection of the nose gear assembly, the left nose wheel steering bearing rod failed at the eye bolt assembly; the bolt, castle nut, and cotter pin were in tact. The right side nose wheel steering bearing rod and associated parts were found in tact. The nose wheel was canted to the left, and was unable to be turned with the rudder, or by hand.
An inspection of the tires did not indicate any bald spots. The oleo strut was properly inflated and did not appear to be low or deflated.
An inspection of the tire markings on the runway indicated that the aircraft's main landing gear was straddling the center line, then a uniform/consistent left turn with disproportionate tire markings (right main larger and more pronounced with much more rubber than the left main). The tire markings indicated that heavy right brake pressure was applied throughout the turn. The nose wheel tire (rubber) had grass stuck between the tire and the metal wheel assembly on the right side.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/29/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1016 EDT, A CESSNA 150 DEPARTED THE SOUTH EDGE OF RUNWAY 32 AT KCRG WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32.
THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY, LIGHTING SYSTEM, OR AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN AFTER FLIPPING OVER IN THE GRASS.
UPON PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE RIGHT WING AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE. DAMAGE CAUSED BY GROUND IMPACT WAS LIMITED TO THE ENGINE PROPELLER, LEFT ENGINE MOUNT, AND FLAPS.
CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED TO THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING.
UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL STEERING BEARING ROD FAILED AT THE EYE BOLT ASSEMBLY; THE BOLT, CASTLE NUT, AND COTTER PIN WERE IN TACT. THE RIGHT SIDE NOSE WHEEL STEERING BEARING ROD AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE FOUND IN TACT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS CANTED TO THE LEFT, AND WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED WITH THE RUDDER, OR BY HAND.
AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRES DID NOT INDICATE ANY BALD SPOTS. THE OLEO STRUT WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE LOW OR DEFLATED.
AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STRADDLING THE CENTER LINE, THEN A UNIFORM/CONSISTENT LEFT TURN WITH DISPROPORTIONATE TIRE MARKINGS (RIGHT MAIN LARGER AND MORE PRONOUNCED WITH MUCH MORE RUBBER THAN THE LEFT MAIN). THE TIRE MARKINGS INDICATED THAT HEAVY RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE TURN. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE (RUBBER) HAD GRASS STUCK BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE METAL WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
NTSB investigation
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